Sunday 18 December 2011

Christmas Concert

Hello Parents,
This Thursday is our Christmas show, at 3:30pm at Tiny Hoppers. If you could send your children in festive colors (red, green etc) that would be great!!
See you Thursday :)

Monday 5 December 2011

Fun in the Toddler Room!!!!







Christmas Hours

Parents,
Our Christmas Hours are as follows:
December 19- 23: OPEN AS USUAL  ** Christmas Concert Dec 22nd 3:30-5:00**
Dec 26- Jan 2: CLOSED
Jan 3- 6: OPEN AS USUAL
Any questions please see Mrs Maria or Miss Kala
Thanks :)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

Poinsettia's For Sale

Hello Parents!!
We have received our Poinsettia's for our Kenya fundraiser!! They will be on sale this week for $11 dollars, and they are available in red and cream color.
As a bonus, when you purchase a poinsettia we will enter your name into a draw to win either a gingerbread train or gingerbread house decorated by the children here at Tiny Hoppers.
The proceeds from the poinsettia's will be going to the Upendo school in Kenya that we are assisting to open. All of the Tiny Hoppers locations are raising money for this wonderful cause and appreciate any purchases, as it will be making a difference in  so many childrens lives.
Please see Miss Kala or Mrs Maria to purchase poinsettia's. There is no limit to how many you can purchase so feel free to purchase some as gifts, or for your family and friends.
Thank you!!
Team Hoppers

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Parents Night Out!!!

Hello Parents,

We will be having two "Parent Night Out" nights in December. Parents Night Out is a night where you can bring your child to Tiny Hoppers at 5:30pm until 9:30pm, and go out for the night to see a movie, or do some christmas shopping. While you are out your child will have dinner here and watch a movie and play. If they need to sleep they can also nap and relax until you arrive!
The dates for December are Friday December 9th and Friday December 16th from 5:30-9:30pm.
Please let Miss Kala or Mrs Maria know if you, or anyone you know are interested in this. (This is open to the public so feel free to spread the word)
Thank you :)

Christmas Concert

Parents,
On Thursday December 22nd we will be having our annual Christmas Concert here at Tiny Hoppers. The concert will start at 3:30pm and will go until 5:00 pm. The Christmas concert is mandatory for parents to attend (at least one parent per child, but you can feel free to bring family and friends as well.)

We will be performing some Christmas songs as well as some of our favorite circle time songs. We will have a guitar sing a long, a visit from Santa and a pot luck!!
This gives you a chance to see what your child is learning at daycare, meet their friends and their parents and all the Tiny Hoppers staff!!
We will be posting a pot luck list at the door for parents to sign, if you would like to bring an item please fill it out on the sheet (so we don't have too many doubles)
This concert will be so much fun! The children and teachers are so excited to see you all :)

Pyjama Day

Hello Parents!!
On Friday December 2nd we will be having our first PJ day :)
If you could send your child to school in their pj's and slippers, and send a special stuffy that would be much appreciated!
We will also be having a pancake breakfast, if you would rather your child not participate in the breakfast please let us know and we will accommodate!
Thank you :)

Monday 21 November 2011

Upendo School Building in Kenya

Dear Parents,
We thought you would be interested to know that Tiny Hoppers has adopted a nursery school in Kenya as part of our charity initiative this year! The Nursery School has been working out of a mud hut for the past 4 years and we are raising money to build a school for the 100 kindergarten and Nursery School children.  The foundation that is building the Nursery School is Elimu.  More information on the charity can be found at www.elimu.ca
We will be discussing this fundraiser with the children and encourage you do the same at home!
Below you will find a clip of the building progress, please take a look!
We will be doing a Poinsettia Fundraiser to help raise money for this wonderful cause! Please stay tuned for more updates on the Kenya school and ways you can help :)
Please take a moment to watch the video clip :)

http://vimeo.com/30969984

Thursday 17 November 2011

Tis the Season

Hello Parents,
As we are sure you have noticed, we have entered flu season!! We have placed some hand sanitizer at the front door, we would appreciate it if before sending your child into their room if you could sanitize your hands and your child's hands.
Thanks so much :)

Lateness and Sick days

Hello Parents!!
Just a friendly reminder that our day at Tiny Hoppers starts at 9am. If you are going to be late we would greatly appreciate if you could give us a quick call to let us know when we can be expecting you so we can include your child in the days ratio and account for them for lunches.
If your child is sick and will not be attending, again please just give us a quick call and let us know!
Thank you so much :)

Fun Times at Tiny Hoppers, and Valley View Farm Trip!!!


































Picture Forms Due Friday

Reminder parents that if you would like to order pictures of your child the forms are due by friday November 18, 2011. Any late forms will be charged a fee of $8 dollars.
Thank you :)

Friday 28 October 2011

Picture day

Hello Parents!!

Reminder that November 3rd is our picture day at Tiny Hoppers. All children must have their photo taken, it is mandatory (for our files), however it is not mandatory to purchase them. The photographer will take your child's picture and send you the proofs, if you wish to purchase the photo, simply fill out the order form that was sent home last week and the pictures will be sent to you. We will also be taking a group photo, this will also be available for purchase. The photographer is allotting time for family portraits, if you would like to have your family photo taken please come on November 3rd dressed for photos.
If you have any questions please see Mrs Maria or Miss Kala :)
Have a great weekend!

Halloween Party!!!

Hello Parents,

Just a friendly reminder that Monday is our Halloween party!! Feel free to dress your child up in their favorite costume!! We will be making yummy treats and trick or treating in the mall :) If you would like to send a treat to school for your child to share wuth the other children that would be wonderful, as long as it is nut free!! :)
Can't wait to see all your great costumes!!
Have a great weekend!!

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Parent Newsletter October 2011

Hello Parents,

We are implementing a new blog newsletter that will be issued monthly to keep parents updated on what is going on at the daycare. We will also post information about upcoming events and any reminders you need to know about. We hope you enjoy!!

September was such a busy month with getting our daycare off the ground and getting so busy so quickly!! We had a lot of fun getting to know each other, the children and the parents; and had a great time playing and learning with the children. It is hard to believe that it's almost the end of October already!!! We had the best time at Valley View Farms, what a great first field trip!! Thanks to all the parents who came :)

It is almost time for Halloween, and we wanted to address how we will be celebrating at Tiny Hoppers. Please feel free to dress your child up in their favorite costume on Monday Oct 31st. We will take the children through our mini mall to trick or treat, we will ensure they are peanut free candies by providing the locations with candy we have purchased and inspected. If you prefer to have your child not participate in the trick or treating please email us at tinyhoppers.bh@hotmail.ca and we will accommodate!! If you would like to send a homemade (peanut free) treat to school for the children that would be lovely!! We want to ensure Halloween is a super fun day for the children. The teachers will be making cupcakes with the children and making orange and black icing as a treat!! The teachers are encouraged to dress up as well :)
We will be posting pictures of costumes and trick or treating and the other fun activities from the day!!

As we're sure you have noticed it is starting to become a bit chilly outside, fall is here!! With that said we would greatly appreciate if you could send your child with warm outside clothing, this includes hats, mitts, warm boots, sweaters and warm coats etc. We do go outside for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening so please ensure your child is properly dressed for the colder weather.

We would also appreciate if you could ensure your child's spare clothes bin in their cubby is full (either for potty training reasons, or for as needed basis). If your child is potty training please send 4 shirts, 4 pants, 4 underwear and 4 socks, this way we have plenty of extra clothing to work with.
For potty trained children just 1 extra shirt, pants, underwear and socks just in case would be great!

At this time we would like to remind you that we do have an indoor/outdoor shoe policy for the staff and children. When the children are indoors they must be wearing clean shoes that have not been worn outdoors. Upon drop off in the morning we would appreciate if you could ensure they change into their indoor shoes, and upon pickup we would appreciate if you could ensure they wear their outdoor shoes home.  For outdoors we encourage you to send weather appropriate shoes, so for fall we recommend warm boots or rubber boots for the rain, and for winter we recommend warm waterproof winter boots.

We have had many questions asking if we are open on Remembrance Day; so I thought we would address it in the newsletter, we are open on Remembrance Day. The holidays in which the daycare is closed are listed in the parent handbook. Feel free to take a look and mark the dates on your calendar!

As you may have noticed we have posted some information about a photo day taking place at the daycare on November 3rd. These photos can be just of your child, or you can schedule a family photo. If you have questions regarding the photos please feel free to ask Miss Kala or Mrs Maria. We will be posting more information about the photos on the parent board (above the sign in sheets at the front door) so keep an eye out for further information.

If you have any comments, compliments, issues or suggestions please feel free to email us at tinyhoppers.bh@hotmail.ca. We would like to hear anything and everything, that is how we will grow and get better!! If you would like to recognize a staff member please do so, we love to hear those great comments!! We also like to hear suggestions and issues, that way we can fix them and make things better!! So don't hesitate to communicate with us, help us make this the best daycare it can be :)

We hope you enjoyed the newsletter and the friendly reminders :)

Have a great day!!!

Team Hoppers :)
(Mrs Maria, Miss Kala, Miss Diana, Mr Chris, Miss Laura, Miss Brittany, Miss Cathy and Miss Anastasia)

Friday 14 October 2011

Great Field Trip!!!

Thank you to all the parent volunteers who came todayto Valley View farms!! The children had a great day!!!
Can't wait for the next  one!!
Stay tuned for pictures and feel free to send us ones you took :)
Thanks,
Team Hoppers :)

Monday 22 August 2011

Grand Opening

Hello Hopper Parents and Children,
We are very excited to be opening our doors officially on Thursday September 1, 2011!!! We are having our Grand Opening Party on Saturday October 1, 2011, come in and meet the staff, meet Froggles and have some fun!! If you have any questions feel free to email us at tinyhoppers.bh@hotmail.ca
Hope to see you there :)

Friday 5 August 2011

Tiny Hoppers Barrhaven Open House

Tiny Hoppers newest location in Barrhaven is now offering Open Houses every Saturday from 9:30am-10:30am. Owner Maria will be there to answer any and all questions as well as give you a tour of our amazing new facility.
Come visit us this Saturday at Tiny Hoppers Barrhaven between 9:30am and 10:30am. We are located at 3025 Cedarview Road in Barrhaven!! Feel free to email Maria with any questions at tinyhoppers.bh@hotmail.ca

See you there :)